Fastening device for umbrella-handles.



PATENTED APR. 24, 1906.

W. E. MOULTON. FASTENING DEVICE FOR UMBRBLLA HANDLBS.

APPLICATION FILED MAYlQ, 1905.

WALTER E. MOUL'I'ON,

OF PLAIN CITY, OHIO.

FASTENING DEVICE FOR UNIBRELLA-HANDLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 24, 190e.

Application iled May 19, 1905. Serial No. 261,115.

To all whom, it may concer/a:

Be it known that I, IVALTER E. MOULTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Plain City, in the county ot' Madison and State ot Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fastening Devices`t'or Umbrella-Handles, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains to improvements in fastening devices forumbrella-handles, the construction and advantages oi' which will behereinafter set forth, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings,wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation ot' a portion of an umbrellastati', handle, and attaching means, portions being shown in section tomore clearly illustrate the invention 5 Fig. 2, a similar view at rightangles to that shown in Fig. I, Fig. 3, a transverse horizontalsectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. l Fig. 4, a perspective view ofthe lower portion ot' the staatl', Fig. 5, a similar view, the partsbeing shown in a slightly different position; and Fig. 6, a perspectiveView, partly in section, et' the retaining-sleeve or socket-piece.

The object ot' the present invention is to provide a simple andefficient lock for detachable umbrella-handles. As is well known, thecost ot' making a detachable handle is quite an item in the manufactureof umbrellas, and this invention provides a simple and inexpensiveconstruction which nevertheless `is highly e'tl'icient in operation.

In the drawings, A designates the handle, which is bored out at itsupper end to receive a tubular member or socket-piece B, which is`forced down into the handle, said socket-piece being provided at itsupper end with a vertically-disposed slot or recess C. It is alsoprovided with a locking pin or wire D, (best seen 'upon reference toFigs. 3 and 6,) which is placed to one side of the center ot' thesocketpiece.

E denotes the stati', which, as shown in the drawings, is preferably ot'tubular form. The lower end thereof is cut away to one side ot' thecenter, a laterally-extending slot or recess F being formed in thestati' at the upper end ot the reduced portion. The cutting away et' thestati' and the lformation of the slot is a comparatively simpleoperation. The lower end of the stati' may thus be formed or shaped bytwo operations-first, a cut oi' the saw extending lengthwise orlongitudinally of the stati', and, second, a cut extending transverselyof the stall', or the operations may be reversed.

AThe cut-away portion at the lower end of the stai'l" stands out ofalineinent with the spring-pressed retaining latch or member G, thelower end ot' which when the parts are properly positioned extends intothe recess C, formed in the upper end ot' the tubular member orsocket-piece. Said spring-pressed latch stands in alinement with theslot F, so that when the stati' is passed down into the socket-piece thecut-away portion permits the lower end ot' the statt' to pass beyond thecross-wire D. Upon rotation oi' the sta'il, when the parts are thuspositioned, the wire passes into the slot F, the latch G at the sametime entering the recess C. Vire D prevents longitudinal movement of thehandle with reference to the socket-piece, and the latch G preventsrelative rotation ot' the parts.

The construction, as will be noted, forms a simple and eflicient lockingdevice for the handle and stati'. By placing the wire D to one side ofthe center 0i' the tubular member B there is less danger of the samebecoming bent. Furthermore, a shorter piece oi' wire may be employedthan if it extended diamet rically across the tubular member. Again, inview ot' the fact that the locking-wire D is located to one side ot' thecenter' of the member B it is necessary to cut away but a small portionoi' the lower end of the stati', and said end is not thereby materiallyweakened.

As socket-pieces and sta'tl's are made of standard size, the handles maybe readily shifted from one umbrella to another or a new handleattached. whenever this may become desirable.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- In combination withan umbrella-handle, a tubular member or socket-piece mounted therein,said member being provided with a vertically-disposed slot in its upperend; a locking-pin secured in the tubular member, said pin standing toone side of the center ol" said member; a tubular stall' having asection ot' less than halt' its diameter removed from the lower end andprovided also with a slot F extending laterally lfrom the cut-away por-Ltion, and a spring retaining device carried by the sta', said devicestanding in alinement IOO with the slot F in the lower end of the staff,In testimony whereof have signed :my

whereby when the parts are properly posname to this speclieation'in thepresence of tioned the pin Will pass into slot F, the retwo subscribingWitnesses.

taining device Will enter the slot in the upper WALTER E. MOULTON. 5 endof the tubular member, and the parts be Witnesses:

held against relative rotation and longitudi- A. K. SHAUOKq l nalseparation. H. D. MOULTON.

